{"product_id":"landscaping-with-native-plants-of-wisconsin-9780760329696","title":"Landscaping with Native Plants of Wisconsin","description":"\u003cp\u003eAimed at beginners and veteran gardeners alike, this book is designed to help Wisconsin gardeners find, plant, and maintain the best native species for their specific sites, however modest or lavish. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGardening with native plants is an ever-more popular practice--and for good reason. Naturally suited to a region's climate and soil, native plants tend to thrive, and to reflect a true \"fit\" with the environment. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Native Plant Profiles section offers comprehensive descriptions of some 600 species of flowers and groundcovers, trees, shrubs, vines, evergreens, grasses, and ferns native to Wisconsin, as well as information on planting, maintenance, and landscape uses for each plant. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith advice on the process of designing a natural garden that fits each lifestyle and family, the book will guide readers to the level of native plant landscaping that is just right for them. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLynn Steiner\u003c\/b\u003e is one of the Upper Midwest's best-known garden writers and a frequent speaker at gardening and environmental events. She is the author and photographer of several books that advocate for the effective use of native plants in the typical home landscape. \u003ci\u003eLandscaping with Native Plants of Minnesota\u003c\/i\u003e, the first book designed to identify Minnesota's native plants and plant communities and to demonstrate how to use them effectively in a typical home landscape, was a finalist in the 2006 Minnesota Book Awards in the Science and Nature category.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLynn is the author and photographer of several other books, including \u003ci\u003eRain Gardens: Sustainable Landscaping for a Beautiful Yard and a Healthy World\u003c\/i\u003e, published in February 2012. Other titles include \u003ci\u003eLandscaping with Native Plants of Wisconsin\u003c\/i\u003e, published spring 2007, and \u003ci\u003eLandscaping with Native Plants of Michigan\u003c\/i\u003e, published in 2006 and named a Michigan Notable Book for 2007. She also helped develop, wrote, and provided photographs for \u003ci\u003eThe Complete Guide to Gardening\u003c\/i\u003e series, ten regional gardening books published in 2012 by Cool Springs Press.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor fifteen years, Lynn was the editor of \u003ci\u003eNorthern Gardener\u003c\/i\u003e magazine, the official publication of the Minnesota State Horticultural Society. Under her direction, Northern Gardener received several Overall Excellence awards from the Minnesota Magazine \u0026amp; Publication Association, and several individual contributors received Garden Writers Association Media awards. She now writes a column for the magazine titled \"Northern Natives.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLynn lives with her husband and two cats on a 115-year-old farmstead in northern Washington County, Minnesota, where she enjoys tending her gardens and watching the progress of her restored prairie, savannah, and oak woodland.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Voyageur Press (MN)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50707494306066,"sku":"9780760329696","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_cb34f164-57dc-48e5-ae02-aab7ebd71a9b.jpg?v=1734496262","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/landscaping-with-native-plants-of-wisconsin-9780760329696","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}